Posted on 09/30/2021 9:59:53 PM PDT by blueplum
(CNN)The Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday it made 810 arrests and seized more than 1.8 million fake pills during a two-month sweep to stem the flow of counterfeit medications containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
The lethal tablets are fueling a surge in US drug-overdose deaths in recent years, and largely are trafficked from Mexico, where drug cartels produce the tablets from precursor chemicals imported from China,...
...DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said the agency is working to shut wide distribution networks selling tablets that look like name-brand prescription medications such as Xanax and Percocet. "DEA laboratory testing reveals that today, four out of 10 fentanyl-laced fake pills contain a potentially lethal dose (2 milligrams)," the agency said in a news release. Milgram said the DEA has never seen a higher lethality rate....
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Mexico knows this has been going on for years but gives it only glancing attention.
Good job.
Maybe.
But that stuff is okay in Oregon? “My body. My choice.”
You pays your money and you takes your chances.
+ 1. Good Job
Doesn’t seem to make good business sense to sell something that kills your customers.
Thanks Joe. Your open borders policy makes you complicit in many crimes, including murder.
I’d advise anyone trying street dope
Test maybe ten percent first....
If you cook or cold shake your works
It turns pink...it’s likely fentanyl cut
Two ODs I knew
Last words of both...”It’s pink, must be good”
Mexico is not purposely trying to kill off their market
They lack good eppendorf skill
It’s not intentional
The lack of names and places in this report makes one wonder.
The lack of names and places in this report makes one wonder.
could this be a way of stemming banned prophylactics for covid?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.